Chandelier.



J. GZERNY. 0HANDBLIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 19117..A

Patented July 16, 1912.

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.CHNDELIER Specieationof Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1912.

Application filed May 20, 1912. Serial No. 698,372.

g To all whom it may concerns' v Be it known that I, JOSEPH CZERNY, a citizen of Austria, residing at New York city, county and Stat-e of New York, haveinvented a new .and Improved Chandelier,

vof which the following is a specification,

This invention relates to a chandelier of novel construction and more particularly to improved means for building the chandelier up of a number of separable units and torsecuring. the pendants or glass rods to the chandelier by means of removable carriers.

In the accompanying drawing: Figurel 1s atop view of a chandelier embodying my Invention; Fig. 2 a longitudinal section thereof with lthe pendants or rods partly omitted; Fig. 3 a detail of one of the carriers; Fig. 4 an enlarged section on line 4-44, Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 a detail of part of the chandelier with one "of the bars folded. The chandelier is Composed of a plurality of separable units arranged one below the other, so that by multiplying o'r diminishing the number of such units, the height and appearance`of the chandelier and its light sustaining capacity may be varied at pleasure. As shown, each unit `is composed of a continuous frame 10, the frames of the various units being alike in form but diminishing in diameter from the top downward, Across each frame extends a spider or open- 'work member 11, shown to consist of four arms that extend at right angles to each other and which are connected tothe frame in suitable manner. To each frame (ex-- cepting the top trame) there is pivoted at 12, midway between the arms of'its spider 11, a foldable bar 13 adapted to become'vertically alined with an arm of the spider 11 next above. Thus with the -cruciform spiders shown, each frame is provid-ed with four bars, each bar being centered between a pair of adjoining spider arms. The arms of the spiders (with the exception of those of the bottom frame) are apertured for the passagev of the bars 13, pertaining to the .frame next below which are adapted to be Yprojected throughy said apertures at their upper ends and to be, removably locked .thereto by cotter pins 14 passing through ltransverse perforations of the bars. l

In assembling the parts, the bars of any one unit are swung upward and are passed `through the arms of the spider next above to which they are locked by the cotter pins 14. Inthis way the spider arms of'the first,

third, etc., units will become vertically alined with 'each other, while the arms of the second, fourth', etc., unit which are likewise vertically alned, will b'isect theangles of the adjoining units. 'It will thus be seen that by the construction described,A any number of units may be readily coupled to each other, so that a chandelier of any given size and capacity Vmay be built up. Indismelnbering the device, the bars are withdrawn from the spiders and are fol-ded horizontally against their frame (Fig. 5)` sothat each unit becomes disconnected, and will occupyra very limited space for storage and shipment. It is of course obvious that the bars 13 instead of vbei-ng swung upward may be swung downward to the unit next below,

To each frame 10 are secured a number of glass rods or pendants 15, lthose'of the connect with Y lower frame only Vbeing fully illustrated.

Means are. provided for first assembling a row of these rodsand for securing the thus assembled rods jointly to the frame in a removable manner. ,In order to efect this result a plurality of pendants 15 are suspended side by side from a common plate or carrier 16 by lmeans of upper eyes 17 that engage corresponding apertures in the lower portion of the plate. The plate is further provided with a number of key slots 18 v,which are adapted to be engaged by pins or screws 19 extending from the inner sides of frame 10. By first passing the head.g of these screws through the enlarged slot-.ections and then shitting the plate laterally to cause th screws to enter the contracted slot-sections, the plate may be secured to the frame in a quick and reliable manner.

Frame 10 is chamfered along its lower inner edge, while the lower apertured end of plate 16 overhangs said chamfered edge. In this way a clearance is formed between frame and plate lwhich accommodates eyes r 17, permits a free play of the glassrods, and conceals the eyes from view. By the use of the plates 16, the glass rods may be quickly strung up in a nulch simpler manner than when hooked into the chandelier directly. So also the plates charged with the rods may be separately stored and shipped and maybe readil attached to chandeliers whenever require I claim: 1. A chandelier unit comprising a frame, a spider extending across the same, bars an adjoining frame` Y 3. A chandelier comprlsinga plurality of frames arranged vertically loelowI eachother,

' Aspiders carried by 'the framesand vhaving apertured arms, bars pivoted-.to the frames y intermediate vthe arms; and yadapted to be passed through the.Y aperturedarms ot an f adjoining frame, and means for locking'said bars to said last named arms.

,4; A johandelier comprising arame, a carrier', a plurality of pendants Suspended.

6. A chandelier comprisingl a frame4 having a cha-mfered inner edge, a carrier1 removably secured* to said frame and overhanging said edge, a plurality of pendants, and eyes on said pendants Which'engage the' carrier and areaccommodated between said carrier and frame. JOSEPH CZERNY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM M. FRIEDLAENDER, FRANK v. BRIESEN.

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